The Great Society: A Play
Autor Robert Schenkkanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 ian 2017
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Literary Award (2015)
"Impressive in its scope, surprisingly energetic and shines a bright, clear light on a pivotal moment in American history . . . I came away more impressed than I was with All the Way—and, ultimately, more moved."—Charles Isherwood, New York Times
The tumultuous beginning of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency that Robert Schenkkan presented in the multiple Tony-winning All the Way continues in part two, The Great Society. The play had its world premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in July 2014, directed by Bill Rauch and starring Jack Willis, and ran at the Seattle Repertory Theatre before a planned Broadway transfer in 2016. In the years from 1965 to 1968, LBJ struggles to fight a “war on poverty” even as his war in Vietnam spins out of control. Besieged by political opponents, Johnson marshals all his political wiles to try to pass some of the most important social programs in U.S. history, while the country descends into chaos over the war and backlash against civil rights. In the tradition of the great multi-part Shakespearian historical plays, The Great Society is an unflinching examination of the morality of power.
The tumultuous beginning of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency that Robert Schenkkan presented in the multiple Tony-winning All the Way continues in part two, The Great Society. The play had its world premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in July 2014, directed by Bill Rauch and starring Jack Willis, and ran at the Seattle Repertory Theatre before a planned Broadway transfer in 2016. In the years from 1965 to 1968, LBJ struggles to fight a “war on poverty” even as his war in Vietnam spins out of control. Besieged by political opponents, Johnson marshals all his political wiles to try to pass some of the most important social programs in U.S. history, while the country descends into chaos over the war and backlash against civil rights. In the tradition of the great multi-part Shakespearian historical plays, The Great Society is an unflinching examination of the morality of power.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780802123732
ISBN-10: 0802123732
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Colecția Grove Press
ISBN-10: 0802123732
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Colecția Grove Press
Recenzii
Praise for The Great Society:
“Schenkkan doesn’t need to draw any diagrams to make us feel how relevant the issues it explores remain. . . . impressive in its scope, surprisingly energetic and shines a bright, clear light on a pivotal moment in American history . . . I came away more impressed than I was with All the Way—and, ultimately, more moved.”—Charles Isherwood, New York Times
“Panoramic, instructive and generally enthralling . . . We view an onslaught of challenges and crises, from Johnson’s increasingly embattled viewpoint — brilliantly counterpointed by the parallel experience of civil-rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. . . . forcefully evokes a tumultuous era, one (as Schenkkan pointedly reminds us) that set the stage for our current political and social landscape.”—Seattle Times
“The Great Society continues a profound and searching engagement with a key era of recent US history . . . moves at top speed, hurtling onwards. There is hardly a slack moment . . . Schenkkan is a master of one and two line scenes that quickly shift focus. . . . it all works brilliantly. . . . When the lights came on at around 4:15 PM on opening day and we had to file out into the screaming late July Ashland sun, I was a little sad that we weren’t heading off on a dinner break before returning to follow the story ever onward – through Nixon, and Ford, and Carter.”—Portland Theater Scene
Praise for All the Way:
“All the Way puts the theater of politics on stage, and produces a masterful story that all Americans should see.”Nancy Pelosi
“All the Way illuminates in intricate detail. . .how Johnson bent a recalcitrant Congress to his purpose, as if engaging in a long arm-wrestling contest with hundreds of other combatants, as he labored to pass a signature piece of legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”—Charles Isherwood, New York Times
“Jaw-dropping political drama. . . . Johnson was famously crude, rude, and ruthless. Schenkkan, a Pulitzer Prize winner for The Kentucky Cycle packs all that into his rich character-study. . . . In this beautifully built dramatic piece, it takes the scribe just under three (perfectly paced) hours to cover that tumultuous year, from November 1963 to November 1964, in which Vice President Johnson assumed the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, engineered the passage of a landmark civil rights bill, and was elected in his own right as our 37th president.”—Marilyn Stasio, Variety
“One of the most fabulous theater things ever. . . . You’ll see and understand better the towering ego, political acumen, power-grabbing personality, honesty, the truth, and the lies of one of the greatest characters America has ever produced. . . . Beg, borrow or steal a ticket to recent history made real again, in All the Way.”—Liz Smith, Huffington Post
“All the Way is a great history lesson for voters and politicians who are concerned about the quality of America's civic life.”—Julian Zelizer, CNN
“An action packed new play about a seismic moment in American history.”—Frank Rizzo, Variety
“A worthy reappraisal [of Johnson]. . . . All the Way is mainly about what made Lyndon Johnson so vital a figure in our modern history, a man of vast capacities who, for all his flaws and personal tics, made the most of our messy democratic process.”—Peter Osnos, Atlantic
“With a cinematic sweep and an eye toward teasing out parallels to our current political gridlock, Schenkkan artfully traces the first year of LBJ's presidency."—Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly
“A magnificent work. . . . It's a brilliant portrayal no less epic than the great tragedies of classic literature.”—Roma Torre, NY1
“Schenkkan and [director] Rauch are very good at choreographing the internal rhythms of political life.”—Hilton Als, New Yorker
“Schenkkan doesn’t need to draw any diagrams to make us feel how relevant the issues it explores remain. . . . impressive in its scope, surprisingly energetic and shines a bright, clear light on a pivotal moment in American history . . . I came away more impressed than I was with All the Way—and, ultimately, more moved.”—Charles Isherwood, New York Times
“Panoramic, instructive and generally enthralling . . . We view an onslaught of challenges and crises, from Johnson’s increasingly embattled viewpoint — brilliantly counterpointed by the parallel experience of civil-rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. . . . forcefully evokes a tumultuous era, one (as Schenkkan pointedly reminds us) that set the stage for our current political and social landscape.”—Seattle Times
“The Great Society continues a profound and searching engagement with a key era of recent US history . . . moves at top speed, hurtling onwards. There is hardly a slack moment . . . Schenkkan is a master of one and two line scenes that quickly shift focus. . . . it all works brilliantly. . . . When the lights came on at around 4:15 PM on opening day and we had to file out into the screaming late July Ashland sun, I was a little sad that we weren’t heading off on a dinner break before returning to follow the story ever onward – through Nixon, and Ford, and Carter.”—Portland Theater Scene
Praise for All the Way:
“All the Way puts the theater of politics on stage, and produces a masterful story that all Americans should see.”Nancy Pelosi
“All the Way illuminates in intricate detail. . .how Johnson bent a recalcitrant Congress to his purpose, as if engaging in a long arm-wrestling contest with hundreds of other combatants, as he labored to pass a signature piece of legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”—Charles Isherwood, New York Times
“Jaw-dropping political drama. . . . Johnson was famously crude, rude, and ruthless. Schenkkan, a Pulitzer Prize winner for The Kentucky Cycle packs all that into his rich character-study. . . . In this beautifully built dramatic piece, it takes the scribe just under three (perfectly paced) hours to cover that tumultuous year, from November 1963 to November 1964, in which Vice President Johnson assumed the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, engineered the passage of a landmark civil rights bill, and was elected in his own right as our 37th president.”—Marilyn Stasio, Variety
“One of the most fabulous theater things ever. . . . You’ll see and understand better the towering ego, political acumen, power-grabbing personality, honesty, the truth, and the lies of one of the greatest characters America has ever produced. . . . Beg, borrow or steal a ticket to recent history made real again, in All the Way.”—Liz Smith, Huffington Post
“All the Way is a great history lesson for voters and politicians who are concerned about the quality of America's civic life.”—Julian Zelizer, CNN
“An action packed new play about a seismic moment in American history.”—Frank Rizzo, Variety
“A worthy reappraisal [of Johnson]. . . . All the Way is mainly about what made Lyndon Johnson so vital a figure in our modern history, a man of vast capacities who, for all his flaws and personal tics, made the most of our messy democratic process.”—Peter Osnos, Atlantic
“With a cinematic sweep and an eye toward teasing out parallels to our current political gridlock, Schenkkan artfully traces the first year of LBJ's presidency."—Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly
“A magnificent work. . . . It's a brilliant portrayal no less epic than the great tragedies of classic literature.”—Roma Torre, NY1
“Schenkkan and [director] Rauch are very good at choreographing the internal rhythms of political life.”—Hilton Als, New Yorker
Notă biografică
Premii
- Literary Award Finalist, 2015